This Is The Real Zombie Fungus They Based #thelastofus on #shorts

This is the real-world mind-controlling fungus they based the spores on in Last Of Us.

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Examining the nature of the beast.

[blipblip]

"Isn't Mother Nature wonderful, children?!"

[mitwhitgaming]

This is the third video I have seen reference the Last of Us when talking about a fungal parasite, but the first thing I always think of is the Flood from Halo.

[OlaDeen]

Damn this sounds like a possible solution to the fire ant super-colony that has spread here from South America!

[nicolagallo]

the fungus are the real rulers of the world😬

[geelllee]

"very shy, very smelly" i have never felt so represented in the animal kingdom until now

[izzyjones]

back in the early 90s..I found a book called "rogue diseases of the 20th century>something like that...and it had a huge chapter on prion diseases. which cause mad cow disease etc I was obsessed with that book for awhile..and I have wondered if something like this really could happen with the whole world getting warmer, waters warming, etc...I would love to see a video where experts on cordycepts discussed that possibility

[jprakash]

WTF... how terrific natural world is!!🤯😲🙄

[PeaceSleeping]

and in India, it is called "Keedha-Jadi" (insect-Herb) sold for hundred thousands of rupees.

[jade.albion]

I've heard in another YT vid about this fungus, that it doesn't controll the mind, but the muscles of the insect.

[jonnabgbmgo]

All of us are Dead the Movie: The Ant Move Update

[kavitha]

SO THIS IS WHERE THE GOVT LEARNS FROM!!

[aaroniouse]

Some person thought, "hey that mushroom took over that bugs whole body, I'll eat it"...

[ghostexploring]

It’s hot here, and it’s like 100 something here, but don’t know when the zombie outbreak starts🤷🏻‍♂️

[jayrhodes]

So so flippin creepy yet fascinating at the same time

[reapersaga]

The courtyep fungus can actually evolve to infect humans when there's global warming

[faszikilawang]

The movie Annihilation was also heavily influenced by cordyceps

[JessmanChicken]

I NEED to know what that music is! Please.

[casbot]

How did the intermediate steps before it could control ants evolve?
Partway there would it still have been a effective strategy?

[groovypeinguin]

Bro when that mutates to take humans out TLoU will be real 👁️👄👁️

[alarcon]

There’s just so much Nope in nature it’s amazing we humans have made it this far